A Temporary Ghost (The Georgia Lee Maxwell Series, Series 2) - Plot & Excerpts
If I’d needed another reminder of the fragility of human life and human enterprise, and I wasn’t at all sure I had, Pedro’s death had presented it to me. Leaden with intimations of mortality, I made slow progress.When I reached Mas Rose, I found a semblance of order restored. Marcelle was in the kitchen bathing a leg of lamb in olive oil, garlic, and thyme. She looked glum, though, her mouth pursed so tightly her dimples showed. She greeted me with, “Another guest is coming to stay. Arriving tonight for dinner.”“Another guest?” It was an odd time for entertaining.“I think that’s what they were trying to tell me. When Madame Howard couldn’t make me understand she called Mademoiselle Blanche.”“Did Blanche say who it was?”“Her brother, I believe.”I hadn’t heard a word about this. “Alexander McBride?”Marcelle nodded, spooning liquid over the meat as she talked. “That’s it. Yes, the telephone rang, and there was a lot of excitement. ‘Alex! Alex!’ Madame Howard called out.
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